<span style="font-size: 14px;">Religions that “center the self” emphasize personal growth, self-discovery, and individual spiritual experience, often teaching that meaning or divinity is found within oneself. These traditions see fulfillment in cultivating inner wisdom, authenticity, and self-actualization. Examples include strands of Buddhism (like Zen), New Age practices, and spiritualities that encourage introspection and personal transformation.</span>

Context: “Parachute science” describes the practice where researchers from wealthier nations collect data, fossils, or specimens in developing countries but conduct most of the research abroad, often with limited collaboration or benefit to local scientists and communities. International collaborations through parachute research, while often deemed to be exploitative, have also brought funding, training opportunities, and access to global scientific networks that some developing nations might otherwise lack.

In response to parachute science, some nations have passed strict laws. For example, Brazil claims ownership of all fossils found within its borders and bans their removal without government approval.

Context: Leapfrogging industrialisation is an economic strategy in which developing countries bypass the traditional manufacturing phase, transitioning directly from an agriculture-based economy to a service-oriented one.

India has never hosted the Olympic Games. Recently, Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya told the Lok Sabha that India's bid to host the 2036 Olympics is in the 'Continuous Dialogue' phase with the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Hosting the Olympics can boost infrastructural growth, tourism, and national pride. Critics highlight the financial burden and challenges of governance involved in hosting such a high scale event.

Context: In recent years, many films and TV shows have started to reimagine history in new ways. The Netflix series Bridgerton, while set in early 19th-century Britain, portrays a racially diverse aristocracy, including Black and Indian characters as members of high society and even royalty. 

The creators describe this as a deliberate “reimagining” of history to make the story more inclusive and appealing to modern audiences. However, many have argued that it distorts people’s understanding of history and risks misleading audiences about what life in that period was really like.

The QUAD and BRICS are two

international groupings India is a part of.

The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD) which

comprises India, United States, Japan, and Australia,

aims to secure the Indo-Pacific region, focusing on

maritime security by counterbalancing China's

regional dominance.

On the other hand BRICS, comprising Brazil, Russia,

India, China, South Africa, and new entrants like

Saudi Arabia and the UAE, aims for economic

cooperation, financial independence from Western

institutions, leading to a multipolar world order.